I literally have not laughed so hard in a long, long time. I love the way in which Warwick Davis constantly clings to two particular film roles as the defining moments of his life, and how he deludes himself into thinking that he has close friends in Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant.

Liam Neeson's cameo was absolutely hilarious.

I don't know why, but I was laughing for ten minutes straight when Davis was explaining how his life could be much worse. It was his "I'm not riddled with AIDS" line that really got me.

Awesome start to the show, though not nearly as cringe-inducing as some of Gervais' other shows. I too loved Liam's cameo. Even Gervais' beginning to the quickly-aborted comedy skit was funny: "Oh no not you again."

there's something mean-spirited and demeaning about Gervais brand of humor that turns me off. a lot of what he tries to pass off as being politically incorrect and transgressive is in fact just a thin cover for being an a-hole. I think he has a lot of talent but he trains it on easy targets.

there's something mean-spirited and demeaning about Gervais brand of humor that turns me off. a lot of what he tries to pass off as being politically incorrect and transgressive is in fact just a thin cover for being an a-hole. I think he has a lot of talent but he trains it on easy targets.

I've only seen the first episode, but in this particular show I think Gervais is meant to look like an a-hole. I think it works well relative to the tribulations that the egocentric Warwick Davis is going through.

I can't speak to what Gervais is like in real life... but on the shows like this where is is a jerk... I think it is pretty clear that he is supposed to be a jerk.

I mean... the audience is suppose to react to him and think "what a jerk"... so it is clearly the intent that his character is not supposed to be sympathetic.

Contrast this to his original TV show "The Office" where his character (David Brent) sometimes was offensive BUT clearly he was shown to be remorseful, if a bit naive and oblivious, to the offenses... so that character was sympathetic since he didn't mean to be a jerk.

For whatever reason, my directv DVR isn't showing tonight's episode 2 as scheduled to record despite the fact that I've set it to record the series. Manually hitting record via the guide had put tonight's episode in the queue, but you may want to double check your DVR too. Same thing for episode 3.

For whatever reason, my directv DVR isn't showing tonight's episode 2 as scheduled to record despite the fact that I've set it to record the series. Manually hitting record via the guide had put tonight's episode in the queue, but you may want to double check your DVR too. Same thing for episode 3.

Do you have your DVR set with an option of "new episodes only"? Since this was previously on BBC, it might not be marked as a new show.

I know it is a comedy, but I also feel sorry sometimes for the new girlfriend because Warwick keeps being ready to toss her overboard if he thinks he can do better. It's funny because I've known people who behaved like him, thought they were being done wrong, while they were doing others worse.

Loved how he was calling Danielle Radcliffe and Emma Watson, but then the other dude (forget his name, the red-haired actor) heard about the party and wanted to come Warwick dissed him the same way the others were dodging Warwick.

Gervais & Merchant really seem to have their fingers on the pulse of some very simple human behaviors as this kind of stuff keeps showing up in different ways in all of their scripted series.

Warwick is doing a tremendous job on this show. His double-takes at the camera when he's in yet another embarrassing situation are classic. I love his assistant, too. "Is this microwave, um, radioactive?"

At the beginning of the series, it seemed that Gervais and Merchant's roles would be to poke fun at Warwick and act conceited. However, they are not averse to playing the fools, either, as in the Carell video call debacle.

This is a bang up awesome series. Davis does a *great* job of doing the infamous Gervais painfully-awkward-and-not-self-aware-embarassing moments, which, in the first couple episodes felt like we were watching a miniature Gervais do it. But as the season progressed Warwick really took it on as his own and did a damn fine job with it. I (hope) can't wait for Season 2.

I must have had a DVR schedule conflict and not recorded it.
I wish I saw it. I'll try and catch a re-run.

No it was at the party. The 3 out of work actors discussing their preferred method of suicide. The first 2 spoke of plebian methods, the third mimiced hanging himself and said, I guess I'd choose a wanking accident. The other 2 got right on board, saying they'd reconsidered and would go that way too. Then one got up cuz he had to have a wank, then they all got up.

I don't lurk as much as I used to and I NEVER listen. Comes from being old and cynical.